Just a day after rejoicing over our GUZ letter and we get an email telling us that LilyBeth has a medical issue that could require immediate surgery. What?! The orphanage wants to know whether we still want her even though she may have this issue. Ummmm.....she's been our daughter since November, OF COURSE we still want her. God made her just the way she is and we accepted her just the way she is.
Now we need to find out what the circumstances are and whether or not she will require immediate surgery--or could it wait until she comes home? Of course not being able to talk to the doctor and get the exact concerns makes it tough to make a decision. All my instincts say to get her home ASAP and have any medical procedures done here so she can recuperate with family (even though we will be complete strangers to her). But if it can't wait, any surgery in China could mean a delay in getting her home.
To top it off, the IRS STILL has not released our income tax refund! They requested receipts from our prior adoptions, as they did many adoptive families this year, and we provided it, but they still haven't reviewed our file or made a determination. We need this money to complete Lily's adoption. Talk about testing my faith! But I know God will finish this work He started, and His timing is perfect, AND he called us to adopt--so, I trust that the money will be there when we need it. Not a moment before, but right on time.
Keep Lily in your prayers please as we await updated medical info.
wow, i am sorry to hear this. miss lilybeth will surely be in my prayers!! i pray that God will give you guys guidance as well and peace as well as favor with the IRS! keep us up to date. haley
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